In conjunction with the upcoming sale, the Children's Bridge Foundation (CBF), a registered charity that helps orphaned and abandoned children, is holding a fundraiser for a 10-year-old orphan by the name of Son Pham. Pham is one of more than 700 orphans who call the Hai Duong Children's Centre home. But unlike the others, he has a football sized tumor on his face.

The CBF is trying to raise $50,000 in order to bring Pham to Canada for surgery, in order to remove the tumour. If Pham does not have the tumour removed, he will die.

"The tumour has almost completely closed off his mouth," said Camille Glover, CBF board member and Oakville resident. "He will either suffocate or starve. His mouth opening is no bigger than a walnut, and his nanny has to force feed him special food."

Son Pham was first brought to the attention of the CBF about a year ago. Members of the foundation went overseas to investigate orphanage conditions in a bid to help the thousands of orphaned children in Asia who are living in squalor-like conditions.

As photographs travelled among foundation members, sympathy and a desire to help led to further investigation of his case. In September 2006, the CBF sent Son Pham to a hospital in Hanoi, about 60 kilometres from his orphanage. There it was determined that Vietnamese doctors could not remove the tumour, and Pham would have to travel overseas to have it removed.

The CBF got in touch with a group of American doctors who were planning to travel to Vietnam in March of this year, and the doctors agreed to see Son Pham. They commenced treatment to harden the tumour in preparation for removal.

Pham received the first of two monthly injections that he will receive for the next few months before his surgery. With the tumour hardening, Pham is now in constant pain.

The U.S. doctors had said they would donate their time and expertise towards the surgery, but could not help with any of the cost associated with the procedure or with bringing Pham to the States.

This led to fundraising efforts by the foundation that initially thought the price would be $35,000 to bring Pham over for the surgery. Now the American doctors are no longer set to perform the surgery, and the cost of bringing Pham over has increased.

The CBF is now hoping to have the surgery performed at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.

Members of the foundation have offered to let Pham and his nanny stay with them, and they are hoping to bring him over in June.

Doctors in Toronto are waiting for CT scan results so they can begin crafting a treatment plan for Pham.

So far, the CBF has raised approximately $25,000 for the procedure. But with time running out, the foundation is appealing to the public and its members to help raise the remaining half.

Glover hopes the sale this Saturday will help to raise awareness about Son Pham's story, while contributing what it can to the financial aspect of it.

"Every little bit helps," said Glover. "And it brings us one step closer to our goal and saving Son Pham."

More information on Son Pham and the foundation can be found at www.cbfoundation.com.